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C69710 Brass vs. 5182 Aluminum

C69710 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69710 brass and the bottom bar is 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
25
Shear Strength, MPa 300
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
36 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.2 to 95.8
Arsenic (As), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 13.8 to 22
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15